ZIP 81253 · Wetmore
Who lives in ZIP code 81253 (Wetmore, CO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wetmore, CO · Custer County
uszips 2026
People524
Median age55.2
Household income$76,346
Home value—
Median rent—
Poverty16.2%
College degree+35.0%
Commute47 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 220
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.7% are 65 or older; 91.4% are adults.
Household income
9.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,302.
Education (adults 25+)
16.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.8%
- Never married
- 31.5%
- Divorced
- 1.5%
- Widowed
- 4.2%
- Family size
- 2.67
- Dual-income families
- 22.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.5%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 41% / 59%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.5%
- Unemployment
- 11.3%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%
- Farmers
- 17.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.6%
- Veterans
- 3.5%
- With a disability
- 7.4%
- No health insurance
- 1.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.